intensifies efforts to develop regional health policies and programmes in support of national, regional and global strategies for health for all;

provides comments and guidance on the work of WHO in the African Region;

reviews WHO's action in individual Member States within the region;

supervises activities of the Regional Office;

increases monitoring, control and evaluation functions to ensure the proper reflection of national, regional and global health policies in regional programmes and the proper implementation of those programmes;

suggests to the Regional Office the calling of technical conferences and such additional work or investigation in health matters that in the opinion of the Regional Committee would promote the objective of the Organization within the region;

takes a more active part in the work of the Organization and submits to the Executive Board recommendations and concrete proposals on matters of regional and global interest;

recommends additional regional appropriations by the governments of the respective regions if the proportion of central budget of the Organization allotted to that region is insufficient for carrying out the regional functions; and

undertakes such other functions as may be delegated to the Regional Committee by the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board.

The Regional Committee meets as often as necessary. The Regional Director acts as its Secretary.

Programme Subcommittee

The Programme Subcommittee (PSC) is a subsidiary body of the Regional Committee. It assists the Regional Committee by reviewing the budget, strategies, reports and proposed resolutions and advising on policy and governance matters.

The Programme Subcommittee consists of 16 representatives of Member States. In addition, three Executive Board members from the African Region attend the subcommittee meetings.